Adults hospitalized with a respiratory syncytial virus infection have an increased risk for cardiorespiratory events in the weeks afterward, according to a retrospective analysis.

Graphical overview of a nationwide Japanese study (2012–2022) showing that short-term PM2.5 exposure increased hospitalization risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly MINOCA. After ...

The researchers found that the mean ultraprocessed food intake was 26.1% of total energy. Individuals in the highest vs the lowest quartile had a significantly higher risk for cardiovascular disease ( ...

The elderly account for the majority of medical spending in many countries, raising concerns about potentially unnecessary spending, especially during the final months of life. Using a well-defined ...

The proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor evolocumab reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with a previous myocardial infarction, ...

Whether a conservative strategy of medical therapy alone or a strategy of medical therapy plus invasive treatment is more beneficial in older adults with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health. In the study, ...

Cardiologist evaluation for post-noncardiac surgery PMI patients reduces one-year risks of major adverse cardiac events and all-cause death.

Researchers are exploring a new generation of biochemical markers that may help clinicians detect myocardial contusion. A frequently overlooked form of heart injury caused by blunt chest trauma, ...